Nitrogen use efficiency in Greece
Greece: Nitrogen use efficiency was 50.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Greece, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 50.2% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Greece peaked at 89.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1983.
That places Greece 97th out of 204 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.7% | 35.5% | 56.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.6% | 31.0% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.8% | 30.2% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 36.4% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 57.8% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 50.2% | 70.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Greece?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Greece was 50.2% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1983.
- How does Greece rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Greece ranks 97th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the ratio between nitrogen inputs and output. A NUE of 40% means that only 40% of nitrogen inputs are converted into nitrogen in the form of crops.